Barack Obama Watch: Quote of the Day
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., looks out on a sea of supporters at a campaign rally on the banks of the Willamette River in Portland, Ore., Sunday, May 18, 2008
“We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times … and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK,” Obama said.
“That’s not leadership. That’s not going to happen,” he added.
Barack Obama sounds alot like Jerry Brown around 1976: “This is an era of limits, and we had all better get used to it.” But, instead of referring to government as Brown did Obama is referring to the aspirations of American lifestyle.
So, Senator Obama, what exactly did you mean?
Does American lifestyle and wealth need to be accomplished with the permission of the rest of the world?
Or is it acquired at the expense of other countries?
Please explain……..